Eastern Cape: Shift Supervisor (Plate Making) posted by Staff Solutions

About the Role

The Shift Supervisor (Plate Making) role at Staff Solutions is a critical position that requires an individual with strong production, maintenance, and supervisory experience to lead our operations in the Eastern Cape region. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring high product quality standards, maintaining open communication with relevant departments, and promoting efficient use of resources and team capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve production targets through the optimal use of resources and team capabilities.
• Ensure production efficiency, effectiveness, and quality in line with schedules and targets.
• Maintain open communication with relevant departments to ensure high product quality standards.
• Complete and maintain all production records and related documentation accurately.
• Ensure effective preventative maintenance is carried out on plant, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate first-line maintenance to minimise downtime and disruptions.
• Raise and manage job cards for maintenance work, ensuring required permits are in place.
• Approve job cards upon successful completion of maintenance tasks.
• Ensure equipment and work areas are safe and that housekeeping standards are consistently maintained.
• Operate in line with company controls and procedures to maintain operational integrity.
• Identify and report risks or concerns within their area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and internal procedures.
• Enforce health, safety, and environmental legislation to minimise risk and incidents.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the organisation in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Resolve problems effectively while demonstrating integrity and professionalism.
• Ensure employees have signed performance agreements.
• Monitor and evaluate employee performance through regular appraisals.
• Work with HR to identify development needs and implement improvement plans.
• Support ongoing training and development initiatives.
• Manage employee relations matters fairly and efficiently.
• Contribute to the budgeting process.
• Promote efficient and responsible use of financial and operational resources.
• Monitor and control expenditure in line with budgets and company guidelines.
• Report deviations and identify opportunities to reduce costs.

Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Certificate in a technical or production-related field (NQF 5)
• Diploma in a technical or production-related field (NQF 6) – advantageous
• Trade Test (NQF 5) – advantageous
• First Line Management qualification (NQF 5) – advantageous
• Supervisory development programme – advantageous

Qualifications

None mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Not specified.